Alumni

Jeff Garcia
Sport(s): FootballPosition(s): Quarterback
Center Trained: San Carlos, CA
Biography
Extremely accurate quarterback with the athletic ability to make plays
on the run… Experienced signal caller in the West Coast Offense…
Three-time Pro Bowl selection from 2000-2002 as a member of the San
Francisco 49ers… Demonstrates poise and tremendous leadership ability
in the huddle… Rallied his team to victory on 11 occasions when his
team was tied or trailed at the end of the third quarter… Passed for
300 or more yards in 16 career regular season games, including two 400
or more yard performances… Entering his first season with the
Buccaneers after joining the team as a free agent on March 3, 2007…
Entered the league as a free agent with the 49ers in 1999… Played first
five seasons (1999-03) with the 49ers… Spent one season with the
Cleveland Browns (2004), Detroit Lions (2005) and Philadelphia Eagles
(2006)… Played five seasons in the CFL, highlighted by a 1998 Grey Cup
Championship with the Calgary Stampeders… Helped lead the 49ers to a
pair of playoff berths (2001 and 2002), while also helping catalyst the
Eagles to a playoff appearance in place of an injured QB Donovan McNabb
down the stretch in 2006… Played in 99 career regular season games with
92 starts… Completed 1,811-of-2,973 pass attempts for 20,385 passing
yards, 136 touchdowns and 73 interceptions for a passer rating of 86.4…
Also rushed 395 times for 1,878 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns… In
five postseason starts, completed 103-of-178 pass attempts for 1,150
passing yards, six touchdowns and five interceptions for a passer
rating of 76.8… Ranked fourth all-time, and third among active players,
with a 2.46 interception percentage (min. 1,500 attempts)… Ranked sixth
all-time with a 1.86 touchdown/interception ratio (min. 1,500 attempts).